A Russellville man was given a $100,000 bond Friday after being arrested for allegedly selling more than 8 grams of methamphetamine to an agent for police.

Tommy Parks, 32, of Russellville appeared at the Pope County Detention Center and was given the bond by District Judge Don Bourne during felony bond hearings.

The Russellville Police Department, in cooperation with the 5th Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force, met with Parks through a confidential informant. During the past six months, the informant exchanged money, on two separate occasions, and bought a total of 8.1 grams of methamphetamine.

According to Parks, he has three prior felonies and was released from prison in 2009. He is currently on parole.

We cannot possibly know what brother Bourne 'thinks' about it, given that his decisions shouldn't be based on what he thinks, but on the law. It would probably be an ethical violation of the judicial code of conduct if he were to make decisions in that manner. We might see even more law enforcement officials subvert the spirit and intent of the law.

I have thought for some time that you knew a little of what you were responding to. Now, I know that you do not. You are the typical " I am gonna comment on things that I know just enough about to stir the pot" person. Some of your comments are "correct" and some are not. I believe you have confused two different incidents.

Why don't you comment on the Doctors, Lawyers and business owners who have committed the same crimes and still have their business's, clients and license. They get sent to rehab because of the position in the community and when they get out, it is back to business as usual.

I understand that Law Enforcement is held to a higher standard with a greater responsibility than the average person.

As for your comments about the drugs and cash. There are rules and regulations that are followed. Sure, some officers have fallen to the level of stealing. It happens. Police Officers are people too.

Still waiting on you to test to be an Officer. I believe you will get a very different opinion on things. Be part of the solution.

Mr X, I am hanging my butt out to actively be part of the solution. If I could only tell you.

And I completely agree that there is special dispensation handed out which is dependent upon who you are in the community. This dispensation tends to favor those in positions of law enforcement and political responsibility, and I can tell you for sure, they don't appreciate it. But when you violate the public trust you violate a higher law.

I think that our views are probably more alike, than you might think. I am looking into a matter for a local government watch group. It involves a grey area in the law, and I just had a public official look me in the eye and say, and I quote, "If I find out who is behind this, I am going to beat their ass". When you uncover impropriety within government, you usually find other things associated with it which are illegal or improper, and this has been going on for much too long in pope county.

I agree it is illegal business...All informants are is a felon trying to get a lesser sentence. What happened to the law that states that it is illegal for felons to set up felons? Why the police have to get someone that's not getting paid to do their dirty work for them? At the end of the day the informant is just as guilty cause he's buying the drugs. What makes you think that the informant handed all the drugs to the Drug Task Force after the deal? Your gonna need more than a voice recorder to set me up. How do you know that was me on the recorder? It could of been Joshua Vaughn...Like chester said its illegal and I vote not guilty...

Well good lord, lets give the officer that has been collecting 100 percent medical disability for the last thirteen years from the russellville police pension fund and working as a full time officer for another local jurisdiction a desk job, and save the taxpayer some money. Sounds like a violation of law doesn't it? He sure is an ethical fellow, huh?